Year 4
Literacy
Main learning Challenge
Main learning Challenge
Why were the
Romans so
powerful?
Roman myths and legends
Newspaper reports
Science
Main learning Challenge
Main learning Challenge
Main learning Challenge
Main learning Challenge
Who were the early What happens to
law makers?
different materials
when they are
heated and
cooled?
How do we hear
sound?
Why were Norman What is a habitat
castles not
and why are they
bouncy?
special?
Could we live
without electricity?
What happens to
the food we eat?
Where would you
build your house?
Biographies
Persuasive writing
Instruction texts
Forensic Science
Poetry
Norman historical story
Focus book – ‘Where the
Wild Things Are’
Explanation texts
Persuasive writing
Changing materials
Sound
Electricity and circuits
Habitats and food chains
Digestion
Teeth
Where Normans came
from
British Isles and invasion
Geographical terms to
describe habitats
Global locations
Comparing towns, villages
and cities
Local area studies
Geography
Roman roads
Spread of the Roman
Empire
History
Who were the Romans?
Boudicca
Magna Carta
How laws changed over
time
Old fashioned music
players
Telephones
Normans
Development of the light
bulb
Inventors of electrical
things
Computing
Computer Science –
Amazing Adventures using
Powerpoint
Computer Science –
Conversations using
Scratch
E-safety
Emails
Blogging
Information Technology Multimedia Books
Art
Mosaics
Roman purses
Sketching mug-shots
Bloc printing
Monet’s Garden
Sound waves
Castle building with clay
DT
Roman weapons / catapult
Roman food
RE
Roman Gods and beliefs
Jesus and the Romans
Right and wrong - justice
SEAL
New Beginnings
Getting on falling out
Say no to bullying
Going for goals
PE
Swimming
Invasion games - Rugby
Swimming
Gymnastics
Roman marching songs / chants
Looking at dramatic music
Composition
Music
How Leeds has developed
through time
Shoebox habitat
Weaving
Observational drawing of
mini beasts
Bird boxes
Sketching of houses
Using a view finder to draw
Good to be me
Relationships
Changes
Swimming
Dance
Swimming
Gymnastics
Swimming
Dance
Swimming
Athletics
Sound and how we can change
sound, sound effects,
Fanfares
Norman music
Where the Wild Things Are –
composition and performance
Build a composition for Very
Hungry Caterpillar to perform to
No cook meal
Tapestry
Electrical bridges
Rhythm and pulse
MfL
Colours
Numbers
combinations of sound and
volume…
Pitch, frequency…
Parts of the body
Christmas
Nursery rhymes
Zoo animals
Verbs
Poems
Year 4 Visits
Romans – Portals to the Past (Visitor to school) approx. £4.50
Habitats – Yorkshire Wildlife Park
approx. £22.50
Sound – Junior Jam DJ / Music production approx. £2.75
Reception
Family
French story
Easter
Traditional songs
Hobbies
Questions and answers
Leisure
Weather
Out and about